Experts fear that the tendency for women to use most of the parental leave could make employers ___6___ to give young women the permanent jobs they need to qualify for paid maternity leave (产假). In January, Sweden decided to allow new fathers two months' paid leave, with a warning: use it or ___7___ it.

Kindlund admits that men are under ___8___ to stay at work, even though parental pay comes out of the public purse. “It's not popular among bosses and perhaps with other men in the workplace,” he says. “But it's good for the father and for the child if they can ___9___ a relationship.”

In Norway, a(n) ___10___ policy has worked wonders.70% of dads in Norway now take parental leave, and the birthrate of 1.85 children per woman is one of the highest in Europe.

1. A. in spite of　　　　　　　　    B. at the cost of　　　　　　　　   C. in addition to　　　　　　 D. due to

2. A. sent　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. caught　　　　　　　　　　 　　   D. seen

3. A. birthrate　　　　　　　　　　   B. income　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. health　　　　　　　　　　   D. spirit

4. A. Just as　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Only if　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. Even though　　　　　　 D. Now that

5. A. one　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. mere　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. only　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. single

6. A. willing　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. reluctant　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. likely 　　　　　　　　　　  D. unable

7. A. reserve　　　　　　　　　　    B. misuse　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　  C. ignore　　　　　　　　　　  D. lose

8. A. discussion　　　　　　　　    B. attack　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. control　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. pressure

9. A. make out　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. add up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. build up　　　　　　　　    D. set aside

10. A. impersonal　　　　　　　　 B. similar　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. severe　　　　　　　　　　  D. global

e should try our best to _______ the cultural relics.

A. reserve　　　　　 B. preserve　　　 C. defend　　　　 D. keep

The birthrate in Europe has been onお a steady decrease since the 1960s.  European countries, realizing crisis is at hand, are providing great encouragement for parents to create more babies in the 21st century. Affairs Ministry concluded last year that, ___1___ cash encouragement, some women just don't want to be ___2___ holding the baby. “What we know is that it's good for the___3___ if men and women share the burden of having children,” says Soren Kindlund, family policy adviser at the Swedish ministry. ___4___ Swedish parents can take their paid leave as they wish, men use a mere 12% of it; 60% of fathers do not take even a(n) ___5___ day off work.

Experts fear that the tendency for women to use most of the parental leave could make employers ___6___ to give young women the permanent jobs they need to qualify for paid maternity leave (产假). In January, Sweden decided to allow new fathers two months' paid leave, with a warning: use it or ___7___ it.

Kindlund admits that men are under ___8___ to stay at work, even though parental pay comes out of the public purse. “It's not popular among bosses and perhaps with other men in the workplace,” he says. “But it's good for the father and for the child if they can ___9___ a relationship.”

In Norway, a(n) ___10___ policy has worked wonders.70% of dads in Norway now take parental leave, and the birthrate of 1.85 children per woman is one of the highest in Europe.

1. A. in spite of　　　　　　　　    B. at the cost of　　　　　　　　   C. in addition to　　　　　　 D. due to

2. A. sent　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. caught　　　　　　　　　　 　　   D. seen

3. A. birthrate　　　　　　　　　　   B. income　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. health　　　　　　　　　　   D. spirit

4. A. Just as　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Only if　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. Even though　　　　　　 D. Now that

5. A. one　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. mere　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. only　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. single

6. A. willing　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. reluctant　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. likely 　　　　　　　　　　  D. unable

7. A. reserve　　　　　　　　　　    B. misuse　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　  C. ignore　　　　　　　　　　  D. lose

8. A. discussion　　　　　　　　    B. attack　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. control　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. pressure

9. A. make out　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. add up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. build up　　　　　　　　    D. set aside

10. A. impersonal　　　　　　　　 B. similar　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. severe　　　　　　　　　　  D. global

We should try our best to _______ the cultural relics.

A.reserve　　　　　 B. preserve　　　 C. defend　　　　 D. keep

　　Two young Chinese tigers set off on a 7000-mile journey to South Africa where animal experts will teach them how to hunt. The pair of South China tigers named Cathay and Hope will travel from an overcrowded field at Shanghai Zoo to a 1235-acre reserve（保护区）in South Africa.“There's room for them to move there. But the goal is to bring them back to China, where they have lived for millions of years,”Li Quan, founder of the Save China's Tigers Foundation, told reporters while the animals passed through Hong Kong airport. Quan said there were experts in South Africa with experience in teaching big cats born in imprisonment how to survive in the wild.

　　Big cats would instinctively（本能地）hunt food but needed to be taught how to kill it. The Chinese government says fewer than 30 South China tigers survive in the wild and a further 60 live in zoos. Tigers, which are found only in Asia, are disappearing because of the destruction of their natural surroundings and because of demand for products such as tiger bones, believed in parts of Asia to cure some serious diseases. The foundation hopes to transport another five to seven young tigers to South Africa over the next five years and then introduce them and any young tiger born there into a specially created re-serve in southern China from 2008.

(1) The Chinese tigers sent to South Africa will ________.

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A．teach other animals how to hunt

B．learn skills to survive in the wild

C．leave room to other animals at Shanghai Zoo

D．live in a wider area to comfort themselves

(2) Why are South China tigers dying out?

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A．Because people are destroying their living conditions as well as killing them for medicine use.

B．Because they only live in crowded zoos.

c．Because there are only a few of them in the wild.

D．Because there is little food for them in China.

(3) What will be the result of the tigers sent to Africa at last?

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A．They will live in Africa forever.

B．They will come back to the zoos.

C．They will be introduced to China to do research in the wild.

D．All of them, including their young, will return to China to live in a reserve.

(4) The main factor that the tigers were sent to Africa probably is ________.

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A．there are reserves there

B．there is plenty of food for the tigers to hunt there

C．there are experienced experts there

D．the Chinese specially created reserve hasn't been completed